http://robwilkerson.org/2008/08/21/macbook-pro-touchpad-tricks/feed 2010-02-13T18:23:47-04:00 Chyrp tag:robwilkerson.org,2010-02-13:/id/95//comment_16777 2010-02-13T18:23:47-04:00 2010-02-13T18:23:47-04:00 newmacbookpro <p>On macbook pro if you open system preferences -> trackpad it will show you a video for each shortcut and what each does. For example, three fingers on the trackpad scrolling left or right navigates forward or back in the browser…</p> tag:robwilkerson.org,2009-12-11:/id/95//comment_14382 2009-12-11T09:45:26-04:00 2009-12-11T09:45:26-04:00 Erik <p>i know some other ‘tricks’, not just scrolling, although i am not sure what kind of mac they will work for, I have the latest version of the macbook pro, here are some tricks i have found.</p> <p>1) place one finger on the pad around where u would click, but dont actually click, with 3 other fingers, slide them from the side to above your first finger, and if you have tabs open on a browser, it allows u to move back and fourth between them. </p> <p>2) similar to the first one put ur finger above the clicking area, but dont click, with the three other fingers, move them in more of an upwards movement, this will push any windows you have open off the screen. do the same but move down to get them back</p> tag:robwilkerson.org,2009-10-25:/id/95//comment_13565 2009-10-25T03:07:37-04:00 2009-10-25T03:07:37-04:00 james <p>if you take your 2 pointers one all the way to the left and other to the right and at the same time scroll towards eachother it zooms out, vice versa for zoom in ( on safari)</p> tag:robwilkerson.org,2009-10-12:/id/95//comment_13280 2009-10-12T09:19:56-04:00 2009-10-12T09:19:22-04:00 Rob Wilkerson http://robwilkerson.org <p>Thanks, Amber. To be clear, the 4 finger gestures are specific to newer model laptops (the unibody <span class="caps">MBP</span>s), but they are awesome and useful. In addition to those you’ve mentioned: </p> <p>- Sliding 4 fingers <em>down</em> will engage Expose.</p> <p>- In some apps, sliding 3 fingers up or down will scroll to the top or bottom of the current document, respectively. This works in Firefox, but not in Safari. <span class="caps">YMMV</span>.</p> tag:robwilkerson.org,2009-10-12:/id/95//comment_13272 2009-10-12T04:50:31-04:00 2009-10-12T04:50:31-04:00 Amber <p><span class="caps">THERES</span> <span class="caps">ANOTHER</span> <span class="caps">TRICK</span>!. <br /> -you take 4 fingers, and slide it up, and then all your opened windows disappears, you take 4 fingers, slide it back down, and it re-appears.</p> <p>-you take your fingers, slide it vertically across the pad, and then a small black screen will show up, with all the programs that you are presently using.</p> <p><span class="caps">THERE</span> <span class="caps">ARE</span> <span class="caps">OTHERS</span>, its just that <span class="caps">IIII</span> don’t know them.</p> tag:robwilkerson.org,2008-08-21:/id/95//comment_195 2008-08-21T15:26:16-04:00 2008-08-21T15:26:16-04:00 Sammy Larbi http://www.codeodor.com <p>Looks like these are enabled by default on Vista using the <span class="caps">MBP</span>. Or, at least I don’t remember doing anything special to enable them.</p> <p>I knew about the ctrl-click, but I always thought the trackpad way was tap-finger-one-and-hold-down followed by tap-second-finger-and-hold, then click.</p> <p>I feel rather silly now. Thanks.</p>